Information on how to join the Iris-Talk List


This is the largest on-line iris discussion group and is open to anyone
wishing to discuss just about anything relating to any type of iris.
There are hundreds of subscribers worldwide, although most are from the
USA. Many are members of the AIS but non-members are welcome and
encouraged to join as well.
The list is hosted by the website: www.hort.net
You must be a
member of the list to post messages. The e-mail
address is: iris@hort.net
This is an internet mailing list devoted to discussion on
garden irises. Both experienced irisarians and beginners are welcome. If
you grow, breed, or study irises, want to learn how, or just want to
join the conversation, you are invited to subscribe.
Subscription Instructions: To subscribe to this list follow the simple steps below:
STEP 1 From your email program, create a new blank message.
STEP 2 In the "To:" line, type
the following exactly as it appears below:
majordomo@hort.net
STEP 3 In the BODY of the e-mail
message choose and type only one of the following three choices exactly
as it appears below:
subscribe iris
or
subscribe iris-digest
or
subscribe iris-allow
Depending on what kind of service you want the choices are explained
below:
Subscribe iris will allow you to post messages to iris@hort.net and
receive individual messages posted there.
Subscribe iris-digest will allow you to post messages to iris@hort.net
and receive a daily digest of all messages posted.
Subscribe iris-allow will allow you to post messages to iris@hort.net
but not receive individual messages posted there. (You can read the
messages by accessing the archives with your browser at the website www.hort.net ). If you have multiple
email addresses (or locations) you can subscribe all of them to allow
you to post from anywhere.
STEP 4 Send the message (the
subject line does not matter)
Soon after this, you should receive an
automatically generated welcome e-mail
message to the discussion group. Please read the contents of that
message. Please save the message for
future reference so that you may manage your subscription.
You are now ready to post messages to the
discussion group. No matter how you subscribed, the e-mail address to send posts to the
list is: iris@hort.net
John Jones at e-mail address: jijones@usjoneses.com is the LIST OWNER, a human
being who is your point of contact for questions or problems.
Enjoy the list!
Photo: John I. Jones and Joanne Jones(photo from Rick Tasco)
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